The Engine 2 diet: Chocolate chunk cookies

The Engine 2 Diet: Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Makes about 2 dozen

3/4 cup and 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons flaxseed meal mixed with 1/4 cup water
1 cup plus 4 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon Ener-G egg replacer mixed with 1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon finely ground sea salt
2 cups 70 percent cocoa (or greater) chocolate chips or chunks

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the applesauce, flaxseed, and sugar together using an electric or hand mixer.  Beat in the Ener-G and vanilla. Mix the remaining ingredients (except the chocolate chunks) in a separate bowl. Gradually combine the dry and wet ingredients until thoroughly combined.  Stir in the chocolate chunks. Place rounded, heaping tablespoons of dough onto a sprayed or parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Let the cookies cool on a wire rack.